Lancashire Telegraph : 5th January *Fury over ‘duplicitous’ timing of Whalley Library sale announcement* http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/15004758.Fury_over____ duplicitous____timing_of_Whalley_Library_sale_announcement/ Hereford Times : 5th January *Hereford library to re-open* http://www.herefordtimes.com/NEWS/15001677.Hereford_library_to_re_open/ Libraries Taskforce : 4th January *Blog *| *A healthy, happy, connected community: it starts in the library -- Janet Doran* https://librariestaskforce.blog.gov.uk/2017/01/04/a-healthy-happy-connected- community-it-starts-in-the-library/ Lytham St Annes Express : 4th January *Government minister visits Lancashire following complaints about county council’s library closures* http://www.lythamstannesexpress.co.uk/news/government-minister- visits-lancashire-following-complaints-about-county- council-s-library-closures-1-8317753 Coventry Observer : 4th January *Unison calls for halt to Coventry council closure plan for libraries, youth clubs and children's centres* https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/unison-calls-for-halt- to-coventry-council-closure-plan-for-libraries-youth- clubs-and-childrens-centres/ Herts & Essex Observer : 4th January *Book spending by Essex Libraries halves in five years* http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/book-spending-by-essex- libraries-halves-in-five-years/story-30031146-detail/story.html Elizabeth Ash [log in to unmask] 07792 810 959